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26/01833/CROWN - Crown Development Application Refused

Proposal

Full planning permission for the temporary change of use of the former defence storage & distribution centre site (MOD Bicester A - site) in connection with the phased provision of non-detained asylum accommodation. The Proposed Development comprises the retention and change of use of Building A6, the demolition of existing buildings and structures, the erection of new modular accommodation, and the provision of space for associated health and welfare facilities, site infrastructure, wastewater treatment plant, roads, access ways, security infrastructure, parking, staff accommodation and facilities, and open space and recreational areas, to accommodate up to 1,256 service users. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 28 Oct 2026, 01:18

Application progress

✓

Received

2 Sept 2026

✗

Refused

17 Sept 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 17 Sept 2026 · Committee · Last checked 19 Sept 2026

Documents 36

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Document · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 35

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Ambrosden built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1943 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council: Cherwell
Application type: Crown Development Application
Received: 2 Sept 2026
Validated: 2 Sept 2026
Ward: Launton And Otmoor
Parish: Piddington
Target decision: 17 Sept 2026
Decision: Objections
Decision date: 17 Sept 2026
Decision level: Committee

How this decision compares

Decided in 15 days from validation, 42 days faster than Cherwell's median of 57 for changes of use. Refused, as 31% of changes of use here are.

This one15d

Council57d

UK56d

47%decided within 8 weeks

69%approved

5%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Cherwell in the last twelve months, from validation. Cherwell decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 17 Sept 2026
Committee: 16 Sept 2026

Cherwell

Planning Authority Score

3.6/10

Below average

#214 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

Cherwell is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #247 out of 296. 49% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils

for householder decisions

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

Cherwell decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

92%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #77 of 296

94%

Householder approved

Above avg (90%) #101 of 296

47%

Decided in 8 weeks

Below avg (63%) #247 of 296

49%

Extended time limit

Above avg (41%) #218 of 296

77%

Minor dwellings approved

117 decided (1-9 homes)

95%

Major dwellings approved

19 decided (10+ homes)

96%

Change of use approved

47 decided

1,091

Total decisions

90 refused in the year to March 2026